Angelo Ogbonna signs for West Ham from Juventus for £8.5m on a four-year deal
- Angelo Ogbonna has agreed a deal to join West Ham from Juventus
- Centre back arrives for £8.5million fee despite late Southampton interest
- He has signed a four-year contract to join up with Slaven Bilic's side
- Ogbonna spoke of his delight and happiness to be moving to London
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West Ham United have completed the signing of Juventus centre back Angelo Ogbonna for an £8.5million fee after he passed a medical and agreed terms on a four-year deal.
The Italian international, 27, was the subject of late interest from Southampton, Everton and Napoli but the Hammers secured his signature to make their latest signing of an already-busy summer.
'I am delighted to have joined the club, Ogbonna said. 'I wanted to play in the Premier League and am happy to be in London.
West Ham United have completed the signing of Juventus centre back Angelo Ogbonna for £8.5million
Ogbonna gives the thumbs up as he passes a medical and he is said to be excited about moving to London
The Italian defender played 31 times for Juventus last season but now joins West Ham on a four-year deal
'My heart told me that the right decision was to play for West Ham United. I cannot wait to start working under Mr Bilic and with my new team-mates. I feel ready for this new adventure.'
Juventus turned down Southampton's offer for Ogbonna, understood to be £10m, because they had already given their commitment to Slaven Bilic's side.
Everton and Napoli also made their interest known but the player chose a move to east London.
Ogbonna only arrived at Juve in 2013 from city rivals Torino but he was unable to displace first-choice centre backs Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci.
The 6 foot 3 star is adept at playing at left back as well as in the centre and he has made 10 appearances for the Italian national side.
In a strange twist of events, West Ham co-chairman David Gold accidentally tweeted a picture of Ogbonna when welcoming new signing Pedro Obiang to the club last month before later deleting it.
Announcing the signing on Friday, Gold thankfully got the right player as he wished the £8.5m man all the best at Upton Park.
Ogbonna gets up ahead of former Manchester United centre back Nemanja Vidic to win a header for Juve
West Ham co-chairman accidentally tweeted a picture of Ogbonna when welcoming Pedro Obiang last month
The Hammers reached the second qualifying round of the Europa League on Thursday night with a 1-0 win at Lusitans completing a 4-0 aggregate victory.
Bilic has already added Marseille's Dimitri Payet and Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang to his squad in a bid to compete on multiple fronts in the coming season.
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